SolarWinds Security Event Manager Valuable Features

Akram Zaki Hussein - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Administrator at El Sadat City Language School

It is an effective tool, serving as a vital component of my Unified Threat Management strategy. It plays a crucial role in applying multiple layers of security to my network and responding effectively to security threats. The security features are robust and responsive, particularly in dealing with various attacks on my network. The management control is commendable, providing a centralized view of all aspects. The user interface is user-friendly, making it easy to navigate and operate.

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AA
SQL Server and MongoDB DBA at KVK

The most valuable feature of the solution is its flexibility because it is a very versatile product. You can use it to monitor Microsoft or Windows-related things. The solution helps you monitor database instances, application instances, other customer application things, Linux servers, IBM servers, and Oracle servers.

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Ryan Dave Brigino - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Es'hailSat

SolarWinds is effective for server, network, and log monitoring. It's also good for IP address management. We also have a patch manager, but we're still working on getting that operational. 

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Buyer's Guide
SolarWinds Security Event Manager
March 2024
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RM
Technical Operations & Management Professional at RMC Enterprises

Some of the rules are most valuable because you can be notified about various things, such as spyware or things that are going on in the internal network.

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Daniel Penn - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature of the solution is intuitivity of navigation; it's easy to build rules and actions which are based on the logs and event types we collect with the software.

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AF
Director, Technical Architect at Archer Information Technology

I like the graphical user interface because it is very user-friendly. I like the fact that SolarWinds is a hybrid solution so you can use it across many platforms.  

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IG
Chief ICT Officer at Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union Ltd

The solution helps me to go back in time and search for different events. For example, if you wanted to know who activated an account; you could go back in time and find out.

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JT
Solution Architect at Ostec

SolarWinds is easy to configure, and it provides timely alerts.

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KM
IT Infrastructure Analyst at AG Group

It's extremely easy to deploy.

The LEM 6.6, if it's a Windows host, you use the 64-bit or 32-bit installer, and  install it. Immediately, you'll start seeing Windows SYSTEM, SECURITY and Application Logs from the host where you deployed the Agent. So, this makes the deployment very easy to install.

On a daily basis, it's good for PKI monitoring.

It's very good for troubleshooting, and data monitoring. It gives you an advanced warning with your backups. If you have no monitoring tool in place, SolarWinds SIEM is a good place to start and very inexpensive.

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SJ
Program Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Lately, all of the solutions continue to improve, so I believe SolarWinds will also improve. But all the solutions need to have the same features, so I don't see any specific feature that needs to be more user-friendly. There is no unique element that makes SolarWinds better than the others.

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SG
‎IT Consultant at a consultancy with 5,001-10,000 employees

The most valuable feature of this solution is the log monitoring.

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JR
System Engineer at a government with 51-200 employees

The out of the box reports and dashboard. It was easy to trim down these windows to something we could quickly use.

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KG
Information Security Analyst at Detecon Al Saudia Co. Ltd.

The most valuable feature is the reporting. The log conversion for generating reports is good.

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CR
Scientist/Engineer-SG at NRSC

The most valuable feature of SolarWinds Security Event Manager is the analysis and the knowledge about the incidence that we trace.

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SK
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward and simple. 

It can scale quite well. 

The File Integrity Monitoring is great. In FIM, if you want to know who has changed a file, when that file was changed, et cetera, you have that visibility. You can make the reports from the console directly. That is out of the box. The report is there for you to use. The customization for the reports and alerts is also very easy. It helps maintain compliance and security. You also can easily analyze the logs as needed. 

This is a stable product.

It supports high availability, which is very helpful. 

It captures all of the requirements clients tend to need. It has everything. 

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AN
Communications and Networks Engineer at a transportation company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The NTA & NPM are the most valuable features of the solution.

The solution is very user-friendly.

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MA
Quality Control/ Clinical Research Associate at a pharma/biotech company with 501-1,000 employees

SolarWinds Security Event Manager has been generally working well.

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JJ
ISO at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It has in-depth monitoring capabilities and an easy way for setting up dashboards. I can expand in various areas, or I can reduce areas. It supports different types of breakdowns, filters, and rules. 

It is very simple for an out-of-the-box type of product. It doesn't take a lot of time to figure it out, which is unlike some of the solutions that I have looked at. It meets all the aspects.

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AJ
Systems administrator at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees

The most valuable feature is the ease of use for the end user. 

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it_user1137249 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The most valuable feature of this solution is the visibility into both attempted and failed logins.

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it_user313953 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
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SK
Senior Technical Engineer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees

This tool is simple to use.

The reporting and alerting capabilities are really nice.

The Heat Map is a very good feature that is related to Wi-Fi and helps to monitor access points.

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Buyer's Guide
SolarWinds Security Event Manager
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about SolarWinds Security Event Manager . Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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